The theme in the film is even clearer. One child beats the other child, and the parents of both parties act as "peacemakers" to let the children shake hands and make peace.
But is the theme really "clear"? The parents on both sides did not know the real reason for the child's beating and being beaten, so they sat together immediately, wanting to weave a warm feeling that could encapsulate the children of both sides: apologize, accept the apology, eliminate conflicts, and get back together. They each have their own explanations: the words that the child is unwilling and forced to reveal, plus the subjective assumptions that parents usually know about their children.
Both parties are the kind of ordinary couples & parents who make a lot of money in society. They all have their own trivia, their own hobbies, their own values, and their own troubles in marriage and children. At the first meeting, the party who came to apologize and proposed an amendment because the transcript was too "serious". After all, both parties are new to each other, and they are not familiar with each other and need to maintain a polite attitude. In fact, this has already laid the groundwork.
The parents of both parties wanted to maintain a good image for each other. From the initial invitation to enter the house for pie out of goodwill, to the last time they had to "invite" into the house for fear of disturbing the neighbors, they repeatedly entered and exited the room three times, and discussed three times. The three views are peeled off bit by bit, gradually faded out of unfamiliar politeness, and bit by bit revealing the true nature. Just like the title of the film "Killing", this is actually a very cruel process. No one wants to talk about this in front of strangers, but has no choice but to rise from trivial life to a moral level. The "friendly" conversation that was supposed to arrange a meeting between the children of both parties inadvertently turned into a debate about morality, marriage, life attitude, and values in the depths of my heart. The content ranges from hamsters to war, and the artifacts are even more tricky, including how people talk about world events and finally return to the sad and ridiculous cycle of life, food and clothing. From thinking they are good people to each other and then yelling at each other, the two pairs of parents showed a very wonderful and special relationship during the repeated joys and sorrows.
As a parent, you must stand upright, you must make your children conform to your own value standards, and tell them that this is the eternal truth. And not only for children, but also for elderly parents. All day long to persuade this and that, it feels like a crime to deviate from your own thoughts. I take myself very responsible, I make myself very hard, in fact, the problem is not that serious. The same is true of the lawyer role.
When a child behaves excessively, parents always want to immediately deduct their own universal concepts, but they often become self-defeating. Then he kept complaining that the children were not obedient and sensible enough, and sighed again and again that it was difficult for parents. I feel that there is no way to teach my children, and my life as a parent is bleak. In fact, it is not that complicated. What children care more about may be how to get rid of their parents' "recitation"-like preaching, why they are hesitant and unwilling to reveal the original intention of beating and being beaten. Maybe they will communicate when they want to communicate with someone. Are parents killing their children's bright world, or are children destroying the moral foundation that parents are proud of? I can't tell, but let it go for a while, and things will pass by themselves. So why deduct the definition of death before it needs to be resolved urgently?
The camera suddenly shifted from a few angry faces to a playful crowd, from a small room to an exterior, and we exclaimed that we almost forgot that the world was so clear, or rather, always so clear. It's just that people are imposing cloudiness on it through joys and sorrows. The fuse of the quarrel - the hamster is still alive and well, the root of everything, and the two children are playing together in the same place in the park. Obviously, they have no idea what their parents are "enjoying" at the moment. Of course, it's best not to know - why worry about getting wet in the rain when there's only one cloud floating in the clear sky?
On the one hand, when parents are arguing in a closed room, feeling swept upside down by their worldview being turned upside down, forgetting the purpose of the discussion and just remembering that it was the darkest day of their lives—on the other, the vast expanse of In the background of the park, two children who were once regarded as "enemies" play together like real partners in the brisk music at the end of the film, reflecting the parents in the house, becoming the most tragic and saddest in life. Ridiculous and most meaningful irony.
"Killing" feels like a family version of "12 Angry Men", but it is more trivial, lighter, and more real than it is, after all, it is the little things in life that can happen to everyone. Different from "Twelve Angry Men", it no longer only pays attention to facial details to express the heart of the characters, but also adds rich objects and exaggerated movements to express various expressions. Location shots were added to make long shots and montages the perfect combination. It's hilarious and thought provoking to read.
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